WhatA tool that lets developers define per-directory, per-file, or per-module policies for how aggressively an AI agent can modify code — from 'minimal diff only' to 'refactor freely' — enforced automatically during agent sessions.
SignalDevelopers describe wanting different levels of code mutability within the same project — stable production code should get minimal changes while experimental code can be freely restructured — but no tool lets them express or enforce this, and prompt-based instructions are inconsistent.
Why NowCodebases with mixed AI-written and human-written sections are now the norm, creating an urgent need for granular control that didn't exist when AI was only used for autocomplete.
MarketTeams using AI coding agents on production codebases; could be a plugin for existing tools or standalone; no competitor addresses this — it's a greenfield problem created by agent adoption.
MoatIntegration depth with major IDEs and CI/CD pipelines creates distribution advantage; policy templates tuned per language/framework become a knowledge moat.
Over-editing refers to a model modifying code beyond what is necessaryView discussion ↗ · Article ↗ · 388 pts · April 22, 2026
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